Clinical and Laboratory Features of Metformin Intoxication in Suicidal Patients Attending an Intensive Care Unit

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice
A CetinkayaA I Gunal

Abstract

This study has been performed for the purpose of researching the complications occurred at patients who took metformin overdose in an attempt to suicide. None of the patients has the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and never used metformin. This retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out with 21 patients who has neither diagnosed diabetes mellitus nor taken metformin for suicide before. It was observed that there is a moderate, negative (r = -0.63) statistically significant correlation (P < 0.001) between the time of applying to the hospital and arterial blood pH at the arrival and a statistically significant positive mild correlation (P < 0.041) between applying and blood lactate level (r = 0.45), and a moderate positive (r = 0.63) and statistically significant correlation (P < 0.001) between the total metformin dose and blood lactate level at the arrival and a positive, moderate (r = 0.68) significant correlation (P < 0.001) between the creatinine and metformin dose at the arrival. Lactic acidosis has been detected at 8 of 21 patients, 6 patients were hemodialized, 2 patients needed mechanical ventilation, and 2 patients died. It is observed that there is no mortality for early hemodialized patients. The most importan...Continue Reading

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